Kolno County




County in Podlaskie, Poland






















































Kolno County


Powiat kolneński

County




Flag of Kolno County
Flag

Coat of arms of Kolno County
Coat of arms
Location of Kolno County
Coordinates (Kolno): 53°24′38″N 21°56′2″E / 53.41056°N 21.93389°E / 53.41056; 21.93389Coordinates: 53°24′38″N 21°56′2″E / 53.41056°N 21.93389°E / 53.41056; 21.93389
Country
 Poland
Voivodeship Podlaskie
Seat Kolno
Gminas
Area

 • Total 939.73 km2 (362.83 sq mi)
Population
(2014)

 • Total 40,676
 • Density 43/km2 (110/sq mi)
 • Urban

13,193
 • Rural

27,483
Car plates BKL
Website http://www.powiatkolno.home.pl

Kolno County (Polish: powiat kolneński) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Podlaskie Voivodeship, north-eastern Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Kolno, which lies 89 kilometres (55 mi) west of the regional capital Białystok. The only other town in the county is Stawiski, lying 16 km (10 mi) east of Kolno.


The county covers an area of 939.73 square kilometres (362.8 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 39,676, out of which the population of Kolno is 10,751, that of Stawiski is 2,442, and the rural population is 26,483.



Neighbouring counties


Kolno County is bordered by Pisz County to the north, Grajewo County to the north-east, Łomża County to the south and Ostrołęka County to the west.



Administrative division


The county is subdivided into six gminas (one urban, one urban-rural and four rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.






















































Gmina

Type

Area
(km²)


Population
(2006)


Seat

Kolno
urban
25.1
10,751
 

Gmina Kolno
rural
282.1
8,787

Kolno *

Gmina Stawiski
urban-rural
165.6
6,572

Stawiski

Gmina Mały Płock
rural
140.1
5,019

Mały Płock

Gmina Turośl
rural
198.4
5,910

Turośl

Gmina Grabowo
rural
128.5
3,637

Grabowo
* seat not part of the gmina


References


  • Polish official population figures 2006

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